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UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

GEORGE IV. COLE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HANGER OR SU PPORT FOR LOG-CARRIERS, 86C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 482,163, datedSeptember 6, 1892.

Application led September 9, 1891. Serial No. 405.203. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, GEORGE IV. COLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Hangers or Supports for Lumber and LogCarriers and for General Transportation, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and efiicient hangerfor supporting tracks upon which are to be carried logs, lumber, cars,or any other devices or material which it may be desired to transportfrom one place to another; and the invention consists in the featuresand details of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of one form of hangerembodying my improvements attached to a tree; Fig. 2, a perspective viewof the end 0r arm of the hanger, showing a socket in which the jaws areheld; Fig. 3, a perspective view of one of such jaws; Fig. 4, aperspective view'of the end or arm of the hanger, showing a modiiedform; Fig. 5, a perspective View of one of the jaws adapted to be usedin connection with such modified form; Fig. 6, a side elevation showinga modified form of hanger adapted to be used for an elevated orsuspended railway, and Fig. 7 a cross-section of the device shown inFig. 6.

In constructing my improved hanger when made in the form shown in therst five figures I first make out of any suitable material-as, forinstance, cast or wrought irona triangular frame A. One side A of thisframe may be secured to a tree or other support by means of bolts orlags, as shown, and a chain a can be used, if desired, to more firmlyhold the upper end of the frame in place. This triangular frame isprovided with an arm or extension B, preferably though not necessarilyintegral therewith, and in this arm is a socket or mortise b for thepurpose of holding the jaws which engage with and support the track, ashereinafter to be described.

From the triangular form of the frame it will be evident that the arm Bwill be held from movement in a vertical plane. Inasmuch, however, asthis arm will be subjected to strain in every direction, it is advisableto provide means for preventing it from moving ina horizontal plane, andto this end I provide the braces C. These braces may be made of anysuitable material, and preferably in the form shown. At their forwardends they are secured to the frame by means of a bolt c and at theirinner ends they are secured to the tree or support by means of one ormore bolts passing through holes in the brace, as shown. By means ofthese braces any sidewise movement of the triangular frame and arm B isprevented.

To engage with and hold the cable or other track D,I provide jaws F. E.These jaws are preferably internally formed in such shape and size as toembrace rather more than half of the track, engaging, as shown, withsome of the meshes of the cable when this form of track is used,the formof the jaws depending upon that of the track. The track, however, shouldextend up above the jaws to a sufricient height to prevent the wheels ofthe carriage which supports the material t be transported from strikingagainst the jaws, and I prefer that, as shown, the external curve ofthese jaws should correspond somewhat with the curve of the cable ortrack, so as to present a smooth and even surface, and, furthermore, thejaws are preferablyoeveled at their ends, as shown at e, to permit thecarriagewheels to roll over them without any jar or jolt, and rounded atthe edges to prevent cutting of the track. Each of the jaws is providedwith a shank E', adapted to iit into the 'socket b in the arm B. InFigs. 2 and 3 I have shown this shank and socket as made rectangular, soas to hold the jaw from turning; but in Figs. Il and 5 I have shown themas circular, the purpose of this construction being to enable the jaw toturn to any angle desired, which feature is useful when the track has torun around curves. The jaws may be clamped upon the wire by means of abolt and nut e', and when attached thereto hold it in a iirm and rigidmanner.

In Figs. 6 and 7 I have shown my hanger as applied to an elevated orsuspended railway. In this case I make frames or standards F, adapted tobe placed in the middle or side of the road or other place at which theroad is to pass. This frame supports the arm B, which is provided with asocket or mortise b, similar to that already described when speaking ofthe lirst forimaud in this socket I place the jaws E E, which are madeas already described.

The cars are suspended from the track by means of sheaves or pulleys G,which may be either single, as shown on the left-hand car in Fig. 6, ordouble, as shown onthe right-hand oar, the advantageof the latterconstruction being that the cars travel over the jaws E with moresteadiness than where there is only a single pulley.

Although I have shown two applications of my device, I do not intend tolimit myself to these or either of them solely, since they have beengiven merely for purposes of illustration, and while I have describedmore or less precise forms I do not intend to limit myself thereto, butcontemplate changes in form and proportion and the substitution ofequivalent members, as may be necessary or desirableas, for instance,the length of the jaws may be varied as desired as Well as the form ofthe shank which may be of any shape suitable either to prevent the jawsfrom turning in the socket or to enable them to turn therein.

Other means may be substituted for the bolt e-as, for instance, aset-screw-and si milarly other changes may be made withoutdeparting fromthe spirit of my invention,which consists in constructing a suitablehanger provided with jaws for engaging with and supporting the track.

I claim- 1. A track-supporting hanger comprising a frame provided withan arm, a socket in such arm, and jaws adapted to engage with the trackand provided with Shanks litting into such socket, substantially asdescribed.

2. A track-supporting hanger comprising a frame having an extending arm,a socket in such arm, and jaws having shanks entering such socket, suchjaws being clamped upon the track, the external curve of the jawscorresponding with the curve of the track, whereby the moreeven runningof the vehicle is facilitated, substantially as described.

3. A track-supporting hanger for lumbercarriers, dac., comprising atriangular frame carrying an arm, a socket in such arm, and jawssupported in such socket and adapted to be clamped upon the track, suchjaws being beveled at their ends to permit the wheels of the carriage topass them Without jar, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a triangular frame provided with an extending arm,a socket in such arm, jaws for engaging with the track, supported insuch socket and provided with means for clamping them against the track,and side braces secured to the support and fastened to the frame toprevent any sidewise movement thereof, substantially as described.

5. Atrack-supportinghanger provided with an extending arm, a socket insuch arm, and jaws adapted to engage with the track, rotatably supportedin such socket, substantially as described.

6. The combination ot' aftracksupporting hanger provided with anarm,jaws engaging with the track and held in a socket in such arm, and adouble load-carrying sheave traveling on such track, whereby the jar ofpassing one of the jaws is lessened and the load steadied, substantiallyas described.

GEORGE W. COLE.

Witnesses:

GEORGE S. PAYsoN, SAMUEL E. HIBBEN.

